Archive for October, 2014

Brought to you by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Region VI Yolanda Garcia Olivarez A Message from the Regional Administrator The face of entrepreneurship is changing in America. Women-owned small businesses are one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy and are helping us recover from the Great Recession. Yet, there are still profound challenges women small business […]

The Texas Association of Business, Regional Partner North Texas Commission and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas invite you to join us for a discussion on: The State of Healthcare “The Future of Healthcare and Beyond” Affordable Care Act Update Join a distinguished panel of legal experts, elected officials, and industry leaders for a discussion on the current state of […]

By Joe McDaniel Little has been documented about Alice Shortâ€™s personal life or professional background. In fact probably very few Lake Worth citizens students past or present would recognize her name if they heard it. Yet Short, with just the stroke of a pen, left a lasting impact on Lake Worth schools in only four years as a teacher. She […]

Vanessa Bojorquez Do not know if this is considered Saginaw or Fort Worth. But does anyone else think we need a cross walk on Old Decatur Rd by Remington Point Elem? This morning I saw about 4 kids (K-3rd grade maybe) trying to cross Old Decatur Rd to get to school and cars were not stopping nor slowing down.

Statement from … You may be hearing of reports of students at Highland Middle School who were stung by bees. A group of 6th grade students were outside for PE class when they were attacked by bees. Approximately 20 students were stung. Students are doing well and being evaluated by a team of District registered nurses. Parents are being called […]

By Joe McDaniel The year 1960 brought a boom in growth in Lake Worth that spurred the building of a new skating rink and fire hall, plus a new residential area. The new skating rink and fire hall were built on Merrett St. The new residential area was built on land west of Merrett St. on land previously owned by […]

Tucker Reed, horticulture manager at the Dallas Arboretum, told us this morning on the air that the Monarchs have really found the flowers at their gardens this week. He put together a list of those that have been their favorite food sources on their journey to Mexico. As promised, Iâ€™m posting it for your use.Â (My photo is of Mexican mint […]

Know a child who would like to go out on Halloween for Trick or Treat, but needs medical support to be able to do so?? MedStar is offering to take one or two children – with their family – out for Halloween to a Fort Worth neighborhood that might not normally be able to do so due to medical restrictions. […]

Posted Wednesday, Oct. 08, 2014 BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. ramirez@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH â€”Â A Haltom City man has pleaded guilty to killing a Grapevine veterinarian and now faces life in prison as authorities conduct a sentencing investigation. Jeffrey Hansana, 26, remained in the Tarrant County Jail on Wednesday, awaiting a pre-sentencing investigation that could take one to three months to complete. […]

COMMENTARY BY Stephen Moore@StephenMoore Stephen Moore, who formerlywrote on the economy and public policy for The Wall Street Journal, is chief economist at The Heritage Foundation.Â Read his research. My seventh-grade son recently wrote a U.S. History paper extolling the virtues of PresidentÂ Franklin Rooseveltâ€™s New Deal. â€œIt ended the Great Depression,â€ he wrote with great certainty. Heâ€™s only 12 and parroting […]